The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-05
T1tnouGn TIE STATE.


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Miss Lizzie Dulsney, Of Petroleum
Richie county, while at the railroad sta
tlon was struck by train and 80 seriousl,
injured that she died two hours after
wards. Z; e 3 DIS 80
The dwelling house OF q man named
Hess, living In Marion county, was totsl
y destroyed by fire during the absence Of
the family, who Loaf all but what they
had on their backs. q at5 :. &
A young child Of Levi Wright, OF Ma
rion county, while playing with q bear
bull. attempted to swallow It and the shell
lodged in tho infants th,oat, causing It.
death by autfocation in fsw houra. x
Tho Virginia Free Press, Of Cherlestow1,
Jefferson county, has reached its seventy.
sixth birthday. A more sprightly, enter.
tanning weekly Is not to be- found in the
State. Like wine, as It grown older il
grows better and brighter. :5,IsiI
1t Is reported thst W. W. Houston, the
prosecuting attorney OF Mononealia coun.
ty, an especially bright and promising
youug man, has been taken to tho asy lum
Of Weston IS insane. He has been losing
bis mind for seYeral #eeks. The cs,,ss
Is not known. He was happily married
and had o fine future bsfore him in biz
profession. IT, n 5Il'..::,. 4 =
Brlcs, son OF Joseph Nuzum, Of Fair.
mont, was a passenger on the Inflated ex-
cursicn train that plunged through the
burning bridge at Chatsworth. He was
quite seriously hurt, one Of his hips being
dislocated. He is still laid up on account
Of the Injuries received in that horrible
catastrophe in which over l20 persons lost
their lives. .sS - % ~ :
Z. Mayhew, an aged citizen OF Berkeley
county, met with serious and probably
fatal accident few nights since. He was
on bis way to his home at Berkeley station !;
he had been asleep and when the Station
was called, arose in dazed condition OF
mind, and attempted TO get OF. In mo.
Ment he was under the wheels and lee
was mashed 30 badly that amputa!ion was
necessary. 49, =
II is now reported that the long talked
OF telephone connection between Weston
and Sutton (Braxton, @. H. is a desd GER
tainty, and that the line will DO in work.
ing order inside Of ninety days, Il will
run from Weston to Jacksonville, thence
BY tho Oil creek route to Burnsvillo;
thence via Long Run to Salt Lick Bridge
and follow the pike on to Sutton. Burns.
vile has raieed $500 10 sid in tho enter.
prise, and In less than one hour 1915 was
subscribed in Sutton. IS .8tF53, 5,z
q The Charleston Star says that there Is a
very general suspicion abroad among citi-
zscs Of Sawel that the late D. J. QaiIl did
not come to his death there in the man.
ner reported, but was murdered in cold
blood by certain parties actuated by mo.
ti7ea OF robbery or vengeance. The facts
upon which these suspicious are based are
vouched for by citizens Of undouhted in
tegrity, Gays the Star, and are strong
enough to warrant an investigation by tbs
county officials. + 60 h !.
John Shaver, a we'll known Marion
county citizen, was riding horseback when
hie animal suddenly frightened at come
thing and jumped to ono side hurling Mr.,
Shaver with great force against stoue
fence. His foot caught in q ctey:ce in the
fence, md in falling his Log was almost
twIsted OF below the knee. Both bones
were broken end the ends forced through
the tlsah, which was thus torn and loosen
cd from the bonea for alength Of at least five
inches. Hin left shoulder wsg also dia.
located by the fall and Internal Injuries OF
a more or les1 cerious character were eus.
tanned. Dr.. BrownQeld was enmmoned
and gave prompt and skillfll attention to
his lnjurler, but it IL, feared he cannot re.
cover. Mrs. Shaver Wis on the came horse
and was also thrown of, but fortunately
was not hurt. si,ljs 81 - =